Call of Duty: Vanguard is continuing the trend from the last few games of featuring named operators in multiplayer. These characters carry over from the game’s campaign and represent the character’s avatar during multiplayer matches. We’ve got a whole new cast, and players can check out the list below to see who they may want to use.
Who are the new operators in Call of Duty: Vanguard
At launch, there will be 12 operators available in Call of Duty: Vanguard, with one being unlocked at random when the player starts the game. Below is a list of the six operators that have been revealed so far (and which will be available in the open beta).
Wade Jackson
- Rank: Captain
- Occupation: Pilot
- Affiliation: United States Navy
- Based on: Vernon Larsen Micheel
Arthur Kingsley
- Rank: Sergeant
- Occupation: Paratrooper
- Affiliation: British Army
- Based on: Sidney Cornell
Lucas Riggs
- Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
- Occupation: Infantry
- Affiliation: Australian Army
- Based on: Charles Upham
Polina Petrova
- Rank: Lieutenant
- Occupation: Sniper
- Affiliation: Red Army
- Based on: Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko
Daniel Take Yatsu
- Rank: Unknown
- Occupation: Unknown
- Affiliation: Unknown
- Based on: Unknown
Roland Zeimet
- Rank: Unknown
- Occupation: Unknown
- Affiliation: Unknown
- Based on: Unknown
In addition to the above characters, we’ll likely see Solange, a Dutch-Aruban soldier, as an operator in multiplayer as well. However, she’s only been confirmed to be in the campaign so far.
Each character will feature customization options in the form of skins that players can earn. In addition to the standard packs that can be earned in-game or bought from the store with COD Points, operators will have their own progression tree that can be leveled up by playing as them. Rewards from operator progression will unlock new, character-specific cosmetics.
There’s no word yet on whether Call of Duty: Vanguard will stay grounded in World War II-era aesthetics or if it’ll go off the rails like it has the past few games. Because of this, it’s hard to envision what each character’s skins and cosmetics will look like. They could be uniforms that reflect their respective affiliations or crazy anime stuff. We’ll know more as we move closer to the game’s November launch.
